Page 8 - MidWeek - Oct 5, 2022

8 MIDWEEK OCTOBER 5, 2022
Chic and focused, she walks from one busi- ness to another, mul-
Honolulu — namely, BāS Bookshop, MORI by Art + Flea, and Art + Flea.
na to revitalize the arts and its patrons amidst the pandemic, so we opened BāS Bookshop in 2020 as a multifunction- al space that serves as a bookshop, gallery and event space,” explains Ishikuni. “We chose the name BāS, pronounced ‘base,’ because we believe that reading is fundamental.”
Also at BāS, Reina Young, a passionate multimedia art- ist, will hold a bookbinding workshop on Saturday, Oct. 8, during which people can make their own sketchbook or journal by using the Coptic binding technique.
The Woman Behind Honolulu’s Art Venues
By MaryAnne Long
Alyson Ishikuni, who along with co-founder and co-owner Travis Sasaki, runs a number of arts-and-cul- ture-related businesses in
titasking as she goes. Who is she?
Ishikuni also serves as public programs coordinator at Hawai‘i State Art Muse- um. During the pandemic, she helped develop HiSAM From Home, a Zoom and so- cial media version of the cre- ative workshops and musical performances normally held at the museum.
The interior of BāS Bookshop features artwork by Spencer Agoston.
Take, for example, BāS Bookshop at 1154 Nu‘uanu Ave., which she opened two years ago.
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“We felt a sense of kulea-
There is always a sense of excitement at the arts venues that she operates.
At its First Friday event on Oct. 7 (6-8 p.m.), BāS will feature the work of Noa Emberson (Joy Stain), a Hawai‘i-born-and-raised artist-designer who was a former art director at Surfing Magazine. He now operates Onward, a creative studio that specializes in branding
Travis Sasaki and Aly Ishikuni are co- owners/co-founders of BāS Bookshop. PHOTO COURTESY ROSA KIM
and editorial work. His art is an intersection of grunge surf culture, Bauhaus design and playful shapes.
“Every month, Art + Flea presents a unique shopping experience for Hawai‘i’s talented creatives to show- case their goods and talents,” Ishikuni says. “Over 60 inde- pendent artists, vintage col- lectors, DIYers, food trucks, handmade aficionados and fashion designers are featured
Meanwhile, Art + Flea holds events in Chinatown and Kaka‘ako/Ward.
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